Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-04
BERLIN SENTIMENT.
WHAT Is THOUGHT OF THs FRENCH
SITUATION.
The Kew President a Feeble Man-Tho
Situation as Regards Russia
Still Grave.
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BERLIN, December 3.--The official and
diplomatic circles in Berlin we're alb
sorbed in to.day's developments In Paris,
but public interest was not at all strained.
An unceasing stream OF kilograms poured
into the Foreign Office, and details OF
the voting at Versailles were sent with
out delay to the Friedriehsruhe. The
election of NJ. Sadi-Carnot is better re-
ceiyed in official circles than would have
been that OF de Freycinet or Ferry. The
new President is considered TO be fee
bic man and one who would be unwilling
to consent to complications which might
bring about an European war 1t is also
believed that he will be unable TO make
alliances against Germany. His per
sonal preferences are for a neutral. pa
cilic policy, and he will try to govern
through the Ministry with the same ten
denotes.
kilograms received here from the Ger
man Embassy at Paris record the graft
fvIng fact that though it was considered
necessary to guard the approaches to the
embassy everything was peaceful during
the excitement The utter absence OF
any antlGerman demonstration--the ef-
forts of de Roulede and others to pro-
woke patriotic ebuihtion finding no re-
sponse-is the raising hopes OF pro-
longed Arrangement Of the rcUdnche
sentiment.
RUSSIA.
On the side of Russia the situation
still continues grave. The Gar has
failed 10 gain control of the anti leu
tonic party. and il he himself Is con
WINGED Of the friendly intentions OF the
German Government he has been unable
to persuade a majority il the fnperial
Council that some practical measures are
necessary to restore an eatcnte cordtdte.
The anti-German personnel IN the
Ministry remains IN power, AMI the or
der of NJ. de Giers instructng the press
to cease attacking Germany IS deiied.
An instance Of disregard of the order
is contained in an article in the mill
tary organ, the Sect, which makes the
statement that the Gar had received
forged letters representing the German
policy to be mere nonsense, and that the
election of Prince Ferdinand 20 the Bull
garlan throne was not the work OF Orlean-
list intrigue but of Bismarck, who caused
the Emperor to receive Prince Ferdi-
nand at Berlin on the very day the Gar
informed the German Government that
the Prince Of Mingrelia had been nomi-
mated TO the Bulgarin throne.
In similar strains the Moscow Gazette
vaunts that the Russian empire never
intended to cultivate an Otontc until
Germany ceases trying to dominate Eu-
rope.
DEFIANT.
"Russia, +" says the gazette, "can tole-
rate no predomlnance. requires no alli-
ance, and viii not allow herself to be
duped."
The language of the inspired Russian
press indicates beyond mistake that tue
price OF renewed cordial relations with
Berlin remains beyond the power or in
clination of the Government to grant
The persistent hostility OF official
circles at st. Petersburg deters
further approaches by Bismarck toward
the harmony discussed in his interviews
with the Gar and Count Schouvaloflin
at Berlin. Count Herbert Bismarck
would have gone to ST. Petersburg on a
special mission to clear up the misrepre-
sensations of the German policy arising
from the cabal of the Orleanists with the
court party; but as the evidence OF the
treachery already disclosed to the Czal
has been unayalling, the mission was
abandoned.